PHOTOS: 39th Annual Central Coast High School Football All-Star Game
As the professionals participated in this past weekend’s NFL Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, a collection of the best local prep football players got together for one last time on the gridiron Feb. 1.Â
St. Francis senior Javier Fonseca Jr. tossed a pair of touchdown...
Mariners turned season around despite loss to Burlingame in D-III semis | CCS boys basketballÂ
APTOS—Aptos High lost 10 seniors from last year’s boys basketball squad due to graduation including standout guard Cameron Saldaña and center Jack Spinelli, who led them to a Central Coast Section title game just a year ago.
Senior guard Trevor Brady said nobody expected them...
Grizzlies stomp Harbor on Senior Day | High school football roundup
WATSONVILLE—It was a day full of mixed emotions for Pajaro Valley senior Eric Viveros who stepped on the football field for the final time on his home turf.
The hefty lineman scored his first career touchdown to help lift the Grizzlies past Harbor High for...
Mariners narrowly edged by Harbor in league action | Boys soccer
SANTA CRUZ—The Aptos High boys’ soccer team sailed into enemy territory Tuesday evening hoping to gain a victory over Harbor High in the frigid-cold and inch closer to within the league standings.
Instead, the upset-minded Mariners had to jump overboard following a 2-1 loss to...
Mustangs girls’ team gets past Soledad in penalty shoot-out | CCS soccer roundupÂ
SOLEDAD—The Monte Vista Christian girls’ soccer team won the coin toss to see who would shoot first in a penalty shoot-out during Monday’s Central Coast Section Division IV quarterfinals match against Soledad High.
Senior midfielder Jana Komposch was already set on going first even though...
Weeklys Sports Ticker: Second half surge helps Mariners shutout the ‘Catz
The Aptos High football team recorded its first shutout of the season following an all-around stellar performance in last week’s 25-0 non-league win over Watsonville High on Sept. 13.
The Mariners’ defense forced three turnovers—two interceptions and one fumble—in the second half. And the special...
Pajaro Valley’s softball edges Seaside in high-scoring affair | Weeklys Sports Roundup
Pajaro Valley sophomore Hemeria De La Torre had five hits, including one home run in the Grizzlies’ 19-17 victory over Seaside in Pacific Coast Athletic League Cypress Division softball action Wednesday afternoon.
De La Torre finished with a pair of doubles, five RBIs, one stolen...
Mariners finish strong in SCCAL cross country finalsÂ
WATSONVILLE—A trio of runners for the Aptos High girls’ cross country team recorded an impressive top-5 finish in Thursday’s Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships.
Brooke Willoughby led the way with a third place finish in 18 minutes, 42 seconds at the 3-mile course at...
‘Catz getting adjusted competing in tougher division | Girls tennisÂ
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High senior Brooklyn Llamas and the Wildcatz girls’ tennis team last year reached new heights after a successful run to a league championship.
The ‘Catz clawed their way through the Pacific Coast Athletic League season undefeated, 12-0, in Cypress Division play and captured a...
Grizzlies maintain positive attitude despite ongoing struggles | High school baseball
In January, baseball coaches within the Pacific Coast Athletic League have a meeting before the first set of practices begin at the end of the month.
One of the questions always raised for Pajaro Valley High is how many kids are going to show up,...
Measure N Milestones: Transparency, Progress, and Community Impact
When voters across the Pajaro Valley Health Care District approved Measure N in March 2024, they sent a clear and powerful message: our community...